Students & Alumnae/i

Leah Matteson current graduate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner had two papers titled: "Psychiatric Nurses as Agents of Change: Making a Difference Through Legislative Advocacy: Nurses Have a Voice" and "Translating Research into Practice: Engaging Psychiatric Nurses in Research Knowledge and Interest Through a Journal Club" accepted as poster presentations at the American Psychiatric Nursing Association 23rd Annual Conference, October 7-10, 2009 in Charleston, S.C.

Karen Zanni, doctoral student, has received a research fellowship from the National Institute of Nursing Research summer genetics institute. This competitive intensive research fellowship is designed to provide a foundation in genetics for use in research and clinical practice. The purpose of NINR SGI is to develop and expand the research capability among graduate students and faculty in schools of nursing, and to develop and expand the basis for clinical practice in genetics among advanced practice nurses. The program features both classroom and laboratory components and participants spend two months (June and July) in residence at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Graduates of the fellowship program receive twelve hours of Georgetown University doctoral college credit. SGI fellows are expected to write NIH-style research proposals that incorporate some aspect of genetics with nursing.